Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand: 815 Films to Buy & Rent
Truth About Demons, The (The Irrefutable Truth About Demons) (2001)
- Dir. Glenn Standring
Feat. Karl Urban, Katie Wolfe, Jonathan Hendry…
- A sceptical occult investigator (Karl Urban) can't shake off the increasingly grotesque visions that are seemingly the handywork of a vengeful…
Vector File, The (2001)
- Dir. Eliot Christopher
Feat. Casper Van Dien, Catherine Oxenberg
- A scientific–political thriller concerning a mutant strain of smallpox virus sought after by Russian bio–terrorists. B–grade…
When Strangers Appear (Shearer's Breakfast) (2001)
- Dir. Scott Reynolds
Feat. Radha Mitchell, Barry Watson, Kevin Anderson…
- A piquant little thriller set at a lonely country rest–stop – Foxton standing in for Oregon – with dir. Reynold’s (HEAVEN, THE…
Exposure (2000)
- Dir. David Blyth
Feat. Ron Silver, Alexandra Paul, Paul Gittins…
- Moody thriller about a former war photographer, now washed up doing nude shots in New Zealand, who becomes embroiled in a murder…
Feathers of Peace, The (2000)
- Dir. Barry Barclay
- Acclaimed study of the curious history of the Chatham Islands, originally occupied by the Moriori people before conquest by Maori tribes and…
Hopeless (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Hickey
Feat. Philip Pinner, Scott Wills, Adam Gardiner
- Charming enough to have inspired a 26–episode TV series, this rookie Kiwi comedy boasts a genuine low–budget verve, a charismatic cast of…
Jubilee (2000)
- Dir. Michael Hurst
Feat. Theresa Healey, Hori Ahipene, Cliff Curtis…
- Down–at–heel family man Cliff Curtis gets roped into organising the 75th jubilee party for his one–horse town, stretching his…
Kombi Nation (2000)
- Dir. Grant Lahood
Feat. Gentiane Lupi, Jason Whyte, Loren Taylor (Horsley)…
- Four young Kiwis embark on a troubled comic road trip around Europe in the iconic Kombi van.
Lupi plays a beer–swilling lass who, fresh from…
Magik and Rose (2000)
- Dir. Vanessa Alexander
Feat. Alison Bruce, Nicola Murphy, Oliver Driver…
- Uplifting comic melodrama set during the Hokitika Wild Food Festival that rises above its familiar story of two women who, in different ways, have…
Our People Our Century (2000)
- Major, award–winning series tells the story of New Zealand and its people throughout the 20th century. Six episodes across three…